JoJo Siwa

Joelle Joanie "JoJo" Siwa ( ; born May 19, 2003) is an American singer, dancer, actress, and media personality. From 2015 to 2016, she appeared as a dancer on two seasons of the reality television show Dance Moms alongside her mother, Jessalynn Siwa. She was included on Times annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.

In 2017, Siwa signed to Nickelodeon and acted in various television shows and films. With Nickelodeon, she released several children's songs and her own feature film, The J Team, in 2021. Her father is of Polish descent. She has one sibling, an older brother named Jayden Siwa, who was previously also a vlogger; he works as a real estate agent.

Career 2013–2019: Dance Moms, breakthrough with music and Nickelodeon Siwa started her career as a top-5 finalist and the youngest contestant on the second season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, produced by Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms fame. She appeared on the show with her mother and was eliminated in week 9, having been in the bottom two with Kalani. Siwa soon began to appear on Dance Moms, beginning with auditioning for Miller's "ALDC" dance competition team in 2014 and being selected for the team in early 2015.

In May 2016, Siwa released her songs "Boomerang" and "I Can Make U Dance". "Boomerang" addresses the subject of online bullying. Its music video has been viewed over 1 billion times and received over 5 million likes. Also in 2016, Siwa released a line of hair bows in a collaboration with fashion accessory and jewelry company Claire's. The line of hair bows, which were inspired by the hair bows that were Siwa's signature accessory during this period, experienced particular success among primary school pupils in the United Kingdom, where some schools took to banning them for a variety of reasons, including peer pressure, causing distraction from work, the impairment of pupils' concentration, and violation of school dress policies. Due to the bows' popularity, some stores also began selling similar bows. Siwa commented that her bows were a "symbol of power, confidence, believing-ness."

Siwa signed with Nickelodeon in 2017, appearing in the film Blurt! with Jace Norman and the show Lip Sync Battle Shorties with Nick Cannon. Siwa partnered with the American department store J. C. Penney in 2018 to release a line of accessories, bedroom decor, and a doll made in her likeness, and has released several books aimed at young children. In 2018, Siwa was named the Breakout Artist of the Year by Vivid Seats. Siwa then announced that she would be going on her first major concert tour in 2019, entitled D.R.E.A.M. The Tour. The tour was scheduled to begin in Phoenix, Arizona on May 17 and conclude in Vancouver, British Columbia on August 20.

2020–2023: Continued television work and other ventures In 2020, Siwa competed in season three of The Masked Singer as "T-Rex". At the age of sixteen, she was the youngest contestant to appear on the show until Honey Boo Boo performed as one half of "Beach Ball" in season six and later Marsai Martin as "Woodpecker" in season twelve. Siwa appeared as a playable character in the 2020 video game Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix, as well at its 2022 sequel Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway. She was included on Times annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world in September 2020 and on Fast Company'''s Queer 50 list in 2021.

In 2021, Siwa competed on the thirtieth season of Dancing with the Stars, in which she was part of the first same-sex dancing partnership in the show's history. She and her partner, Jenna Johnson, ultimately placed 2nd. In January 2021, the board game JoJo's Juice, marketed for children aged 6 and above, was withdrawn from sales by game makers Nickelodeon and Spin Master after a controversy over the game's content, which included questions about nudity and being arrested. Siwa responded that month, stating that she was not informed about the game's questions, and opined that "my name and my image have been used to promote this board game that has some really inappropriate content … I was really, really, really upset at how gross these questions were". In the same year, General Mills started producing a breakfast cereal called JoJo Siwa Strawberry Bop, consisting of strawberry-flavored sweetened corn puffs with marshmallows shaped like yellow and white stars, pink bows, and blue hearts.

Later in 2021, Siwa starred as a fictionalized version of herself in The J Team, a Nickelodeon musical film that she also executive produced, which premiered on Paramount+.

On April 4, 2022, she was announced as a judge for the seventeenth season of So You Think You Can Dance, along with Matthew Morrison and Stephen "tWitch" Boss. In June, Siwa hosted iHeartRadio's 2022 Can't Cancel Pride event. In December 2022, she hosted the inaugural Children's & Family Emmy Awards.

Also in 2022, Siwa had a new show on Facebook Watch called "Jojo Goes", documenting some adventures of her and her friends.

In 2023, during the seventeenth season of America's Got Talent, JoJo and Jessalynn formed the group XOMG Pop that were previously discovered on Siwa's Dance Pop Revolution. In December 2023, Siwa performed "Step in Time" from the 1964 movie Mary Poppins on the primetime CBS special Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.

2024–2025: First rebrand, "gay pop" controversy, and Guilty Pleasure On January 26, 2024, she was announced to be returning as a judge for the eighteenth season of So You Think You Can Dance, replacing Nigel Lythgoe, who had earlier announced his withdrawal from the upcoming season.

At the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Siwa appeared in a black mesh bodysuit and black makeup resembling the style of the American rock band Kiss. The look was later revealed to be the costume used for the "Karma beast" character in the music video for "Karma", which had not yet been released at the time, leading to confusion and widespread media attention.

On April 5, 2024, Siwa released "Karma", her official debut single as an adult artist, which received mostly negative reviews and generated online backlash. Siwa described it as her "first breakout adult moment" after performing for eleven years with a child-friendly image. In an interview with Billboard, she expressed a desire to "start a new genre of music ... It's called gay pop." Following viral backlash and negative criticism from queer musicians Tegan and Sara, Siwa clarified her position in a later interview. "I am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not. ... I might not be the president, but I might be the CEO, or the CMO." She also denounced online critiques of her comments, adding, "I could say I want world peace. And everyone would be like, 'how dare you want peace for the world.' It'll blow up."

In July 2024, she released her fourth EP, titled Guilty Pleasure. The fourth track from the project, "Choose Ur Fighter", was released as a single with an accompanying music video on January 1 the following year. The song was originally written by another artist, Emeline, who released her own recording of the song in February of the same year.

In August 2024, Siwa expressed interest in participating in the Eurovision Song Contest, specifically wanting to represent Poland due to her Polish heritage. She said that she was in contact with Polish public service broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) about her potential participation, but they denied this, issuing a statement that they were not contacting musicians at the time nor making decisions about participation in Eurovision.

2025–present: Celebrity Big Brother and second rebrand In April 2025, Siwa was a contestant on the 24th series of the British reality television show Celebrity Big Brother and left the house in third place.

In July 2025, Siwa released a cover of "Bette Davis Eyes" (originally by Jackie DeShannon and popularized by Kim Carnes, the arrangement of the latter version of whom Siwa's is based on) on Instagram and TikTok. In the accompanying video, she appeared in a vintage-inspired look referencing Bette Davis, including a blonde wig, pearl necklace, and blue crop top.

In October 2025, Siwa embarked on the Infinity Heart Tour, performing across the United Kingdom and Europe. Later that month, Siwa received the Humanitarian Award at the Dancers Against Cancer (DAC) Gala of the Stars in recognition of her decade-long philanthropic work with the organisation.

Personal life Siwa was in a relationship with TikTok star Mark Bontempo from August to November 2020. Siwa came out as being part of the LGBTQ+ community on social media in January 2021, initially declining to label her sexuality. She later identified as pansexual, and subsequently as lesbian. During her time on Celebrity Big Brother in 2025, Siwa said she had begun to identify as queer rather than lesbian. In an April 2026 interview, Siwa further clarified that both pansexual and queer remained accurate labels for her sexuality.

Siwa had an on-and-off relationship with Kylie Prew from February 2021 to June 2022. She also dated social media content creator Avery Cyrus from August to December 2022, dancer Dakayla Wilson from August to November 2024, and non-binary Australian influencer and actor Kath Ebbs from January to April 2025.

Siwa met English television personality Chris Hughes on Celebrity Big Brother'' in April 2025. In June 2025, she confirmed that they had begun a romantic relationship.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition Contestant 10 episodes 2015 The View Herself Performed in group dance "Together We Stand" Good Day L.A. Guest Good Day New York Guest 2015–2016 Dance Moms Season 5–6 (62 episodes) 2016 Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Costume Party Ghost/Creepy Girl Make It Pop Herself Episode: "Summer Splash Spectacular" Bizaardvark Episode: "Bizaardvark vs. Vicki 'Hot Head' Fuego" The Thundermans Nora's Fan Episode: "Thundermans: Banished!" 2017 Nickelodeon's Not-So-Valentine Special Girl with Heart/Dancer Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House Herself Lip Sync Battle Shorties Main role School of Rock Audrey 2 episodes JoJo Siwa: My World Herself 2018 The JoJo and BowBow Show Show Herself Blurt! Victoria Television film 2019 JoJo's Dream Birthday Herself SpongeBob SquarePants Herself (cameo) Episode: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" All That Herself Episode 1106 JoJo's Follow Your D.R.E.A.M. Keeping Up with the Kardashians Season 17, Episode: "Three's Company" JoJo's D.R.E.A.M. Concert Middle School Moguls Josie (voice) Episode: "Mo-Gul Money, Mo Problems" 2020 The Substitute Herself Episode: "JoJo Siwa" The Masked Singer Herself/T-Rex Celebrity Watch Party Herself 2021 Celebrity Family Feud Contestant Season 7, episode 4 Dancing with the Stars Herself Contestant (season 30) 2022 So You Think You Can Dance Herself/Judge Season 17 America's Got Talent Herself Season 17 Premiere High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Madison Guest star 1st Children's and Family Emmy Awards Herself/Host December 10, 2022, ceremony 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself/Guest Judge Season 8; Episode: "The Supermarket Ball" RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked Herself Episode: "Untucked – The Supermarket Ball" Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Season 2 2025 Celebrity Big Brother Herself/Housemate British version, third place Escape the Night: The Lost Tapes The Burnout Miniseries on Tubi: continuation and conclusion of original webseries Hell's Kitchen Herself Feeding America contributor; Episode: "Charity in Hell" 2026 The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off Herself Series 9, Episode 1 2026–present Nation's Dumbest Herself/Contestant

Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Jay, Kira (voices) 2021 The J Team JoJo Siwa

Discography Soundtrack albums +List of soundtrack albums Title Details The J Team (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Released: August 27, 2021 Label: Republic Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays +List of EPs, with selected chart positions and certifications shown Title Details Peak chart positions USKid D.R.E.A.M. The Music Released: November 16, 2018 Label: Republic Format: Digital download, streaming 22 Celebrate Released: April 12, 2019 Label: Republic Format: Digital download, streaming 12 JoJo's Rockin' Christmas Released: November 13, 2020 Label: Republic Format: Digital download, streaming 17 Guilty Pleasure Released: July 12, 2024 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download, streaming — Boomerang 10th Anniversary Released: May 29, 2026 Label: JoJo Siwa Music Format: Digital download, streaming —"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles +List of singles, with peak chart positions selected certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album USBub. CAN IRE LTUAir. NZHot UK "Boomerang" 2016 — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Kid in a Candy Store" 2017 — — — — — RIAA: Gold 2020 — — — — — "Karma" 2024 22 100 93 — 24 76 Guilty Pleasure "Guilty Pleasure" — — — — — — "Iced Coffee" — — — 70 — — "Bulletproof" 2025 — — — — — — "Raspy" — — — — — —"Infinity Heart" — — — — — —"Waste of a Heartbreak" — — — — — —"I'm Still Dancin'" 2026 — — — — — —"Serendipity" — — — — — —"Imma Come Back" — — — — — —Boomerang 10th Anniversary"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.

Promotional singles +List of promotional singles, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UKDownloads UKSales "I Can Make U Dance" 2015 — — "Choose Ur Fighter" 2025 — — Guilty Pleasure"Bette Davis Eyes" 15 18rowspan=2 "Message to the World (Little Drummer Girl)" 72 39"—" denotes an item that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated person or work Result 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Viral Music Artist JoJo Siwa 2018 Favorite Musical YouTube Creator 2019 Favorite TV Host Nick Cannon & JoJo Siwa (Lip Sync Battle Shorties) Favorite Social Music Star JoJo Siwa 2020 2021 2022 2022Children's and Family Emmy AwardsOutstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Live Action ProgramThe J Team Outstanding ChoreographySiwas Dance Pop Revolution

Tours

Headlining

D.R.E.A.M. The Tour (2019–2022) Infinity Heart Tour (2025)